| The company evolved from a collection of mens outerwear to a leading global lifestyle brand with products ranging from mens, womens and childrens apparel and accessories to a complete home collection. Nautica Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, sources, markets and distributes apparel under the following brands: Nautica; Nautica Competition; Nautica Jeans Company; John Varvatos; E. Magrath; Byron Nelson; and Earl Jean.
Nautica was founded in 1983 by David Chu. He designed a collection of mens outerwear that was visionary in its seamless working together of fashion with new technologies of fibers and fabrics. In 1984, Nautica was acquired by State-o-Maine, which is now known as Nautica Enterprises, Inc.
Nautica is sold in more than 64 countries with more than 170 Nautica branded stores worldwide. The collection was expanded to include mens activewear and sportswear including colognes and perfumes such as Latitude Longitude, Nautica and Nautica Competition |
